Brush-hanger and pad-remover



M. P. BENSON AND M. M.- WIENER.

BRUSH HANGER AND PAD REMOVER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2, I920.

Patented Sept. 7, 1.920.

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mover,of which the-following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates and has particular reference to hair brushesorthe like. v 1 Among the objects of the: invention is-to provide a'hairbrush comprisinga rigidback with integral handle and a flexibleremovable pad carrying the bristles, the pad being removable for thepurpose of cleansing, sterilization, or other purposes, our SPGCIfiQinvention involving a peculiar means for ejecting the pad from the brushback.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe arrangement and combination'of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact detailsof construction disclosed or suggested herein,.

still for the purpose ofillustrating a practical embodiment thereofreference i shad to the accompanying drawings, in whlch l ke referencecharacters designate the'same parts in the several views, and in which iFigure 1 is a of our brush complete.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the'back and handle, a portionof the flangebeing broken I away.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line33 of Fig. 1. g r a gReferring now more specifically. to the drawings we show a brushcomprising a back 10 with rigid handle 11 formed as an'integralstructure and having on the underside of the back an undercut flange 12beneath which is removably fitted a flexible pad 13 carrying-bristles14:, V Theiparts thus far describedare ormay be of axwell known; orconventlonal construction and we do not claim the same per 86 as ourinvention. Pads of this character are usually made of rubber whichadapts them to'be'snapped in and out of the cavity within the backbeneath the flange 12 so that in order to cleanse or to toilet articlesvertical longitudinal section '7 Application filed r nge 2, i920;fea t-atam.

sterilize' the paa 'a a bashes animal; need-- not be subj ecteldgto thesterilizing =medi1im'.

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apt to, seriously damagethegbristlesg In"-" order to overcome'this,diiiicu'lty' and render the-pad easily and sa'flyremovable we pro-jvide an ej ester; lying mainly withinthe space 'betweenthe-pad'andbackbut'having 'apor- I, vtion extending outward beyond the backconstituting a finger'piece whereby upon. e manipulation of the-ejectorthe pad will be, I

thrown or ejected from its seat, and without any possible danger ofdamage'to thepad.

As shown herein the ejector comprises a I rotary member 16'journaled at1 7 in the end of-the backremote from the han'dle. v Said member 16 isin the nature of ajstraight bar or shaft andxis providedon the outsideof the back 'with a loop or ring shaped finger piece 18 whereby themember 16 may be l I rotated'around the axis-ofthe bearing '17." 7

On its inner end'within the cavitybetween the pad and the back themember-16 is pro-,

vided with anfarm- 15) projectingat an angle to the axis of them'ember16 so that its free end lies normally close or adjacent to themeetingline between'the edgeof the-pad and the back beneath the flange12 atone side.

of the brushf Said freeen'd ofthe arm 19 is preferably bowed orco'nvexed towardfthe pad as indicated at 19 In normal position as'shownin Fig.3 thei curved or convexed portion-of the arm bears againstthe'inner surface; of the padsothat there is no material lost motionbetween'the f arm and the pad and moreover such contact servesto holdthe ejector with a moder'ate degreeof firmness in the positionindicated" in Figs. Q-and 3; By this construction the brush will resista moderate strain'fupon the ejector outward axially of the shaft l6fwhereby the finger piece 1611s adapted 1m;

medi'ately and naturally for service as r "hanger for thebrushadaptingit to be suspended from a hook, nail, or the like, ren

dering it unnecessaryfora screw-eye orthe liketo be attached tothe brushforthis pur-' pose.

The operation of the ejector' will 'be'unden I stood frornthe foregoingdescription of the mechanism as follovvs: with the brush held by'itshandle in one hand the operator will thereof to bear outward 'slidablyalongv the inner surface of the pad as shown by the" arrow on Fig; Thelengthof therarm is. such that this swinging thereof will'throw thepadont from beneath' the flange. The pad 13 may be notched slightly at13 to accommodate the ejector or to, insure the proper, seating of thepad beneath the flange i a portion having atone end a loops shaped inpractice; I I

e-claim:

The combination in briish with aback having an undercutfiange and aflexiblepad-seated beneath said flange, of a hand operatedjejectorcarried by thebrnsh forthe; V 1

V removal of the pad by pressure against the lnner surface thereof. 3

a rigid back having an undercut flange and a flexible padseated beneaththe flange and removable therefrom, of an ejector for re- 2. I111 a hairbrush, the'combination with moving the pad-from the back by pressnre,

ejector comprisinga rotary member journaled in the back andhaving anangularly disposed arm to bear against'the pad-When rotated.

', against the inner surface of thepad, said 8'. Thehereindescribedejector for removing a flexible pad from br'nsh back, saidejector comprising a main strai ht rotatable finger piece, and at theother 'end'an angularly disposed arm term nat ng 1n "a convex portion. a,i

' MATTHEW P BENSON, I

MILTQN' M, WIENER." l

